Komt U ook uit …Alkmaar ?

Geschiedenis van ALKMAAR

• 10e eeuw : first mention of the name Alkmaar
• 1254 : Stadsrechten
• 1573 : Battle of ALKMAAR - Beleg door de Spaansche troepen o.l.v. Don FADRIQUE, zoon van de Hertog van ALVA. against the Prince of ORANGE
• 1568-1648 : Speelbal in Tachtigjarige Oorlog : 'Bij Alkmaar begint de Victorie'
• 1799 : Battle of CASTRICUM : Franse revolutie oorlogen

Mooie MAPS

• 2014 : BOS Atlas van Nederland
• etcetera

Musea

• Beatles Museum – dedicated to The Beatles, as John Lennon's first guitar was made in Alkmaar
• Holland Cheese Museum – located in the historic weigh house
• National Beer Museum "De Boom"
• Op ArtMuseum
• City Museum Alkmaar – for history of the city

Mayors of Alkmaar

• see also projectpage 'Burgemeesters in Noord-Holland

Markante ingezetenen

• 1521 : Petrus Forestus (1521), physician
• Willem Blaeu (1571), cartographer (may have been born in Uitgeest)
• Metius (1571), geometer / astronomer
• Cornelis Drebbel (1572), inventor of the first navigable submarine
• Joan Blaeu (1598), cartographer
• Cornelis van der Lijn (1608), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
• Caesar van Everdingen (1616/7), painter
• Emanuel de Witte (1617), painter
• Allaert van Everdingen (1621), painter
• Willem de Fesch (1687), composer
• Anna Smitshuizen (1751), murder victim
• Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), novelist
• Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854), chemist
• Kees Boeke (1884), educator and pacifist
• Jan Wils (1891), architect and founding member of the De Stijl movement
• Cornelis Berkhouwer (1919), President of the European Parliament 1973-1975
• Alfred Peet (1920), founder of American coffee retailer Peet's Coffee & Tea
• Rudi Carrell (1934), entertainer
• Rudi Vis (1941) British politician
• Sybilla Dekker (1942), cabinet minister
• Harm Ottenbros (1943), cyclist, 1969 world champion
• Jos Punt (1946), bishop
• Dick Quax (1948), long distance runner
• Patrick Cammaert (1950), UN peacekeeping mission /Force commander
• Gerard Joling (1960), singer
• Marco Borsato (1966), singer
• Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (1972), speed skater
• Steven de Jongh (1973), cyclist
• Tom Six (1973), horror filmmaker
• Maarten van der Weijden (1981), long distance swimmer; Dutch Sportsman of the year 2008
• Theo Bos (1983), cyclist

Markante gebouwen

• Zie monumentenregister

Onderwijs in Alkmaar

TwinTowns

• Darmstadt - Germany
• Bath - UK
• Tata - Hungary
• Bergama - Turkey
• Troyes - FRA

Komt U ook uit …ALKMAAR ?

\\ Are you also from …Alkmaar ?
// Vous venez aussi de …Alkmaar ?

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Pieter Marinus 'Piet' BRUINOOGE ‧ 1955

Burgemeester sedert 2007

c) foto : year ; onbekend....

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Geschiedenis van ALKMAAR

• 10e eeuw : first mention of the name Alkmaar
• 1254 : Stadsrechten
• 1573 : Battle of ALKMAAR - Beleg door de Spaansche troepen o.l.v. Don FADRIQUE, zoon van de Hertog van ALVA. against the Prince of ORANGE
• 1568-1648 : Speelbal in Tachtigjarige Oorlog : 'Bij Alkmaar begint de Victorie'
• 1799 : Battle of CASTRICUM : Franse revolutie oorlogen

Mooie Map's

• 2014 : BOS Atlas van Nederland
• etcetera

Musea

• Beatles Museum – dedicated to The Beatles, as John LENNON's first guitar was made in Alkmaar
• HOLLAND Cheese Museum – located in the historic weigh house
• National Beer Museum 'De BOOM'
• Op Art-Museum
• City Museum Alkmaar – for history of the city

Burgemeester \\ Mayor // Burgermeister \\ Maire

• see also projectpage 'Burgemeesters in Noord-Holland

Markante mensen

• 1521 : Petrus Forestus ‧ ‧ physician
• 1571 : Willem BLAEU ‧ ‧ cartographer (may have been born in Uitgeest)
• 1571 : Metius ‧ ‧ geometer / astronomer
• 1572 : Cornelis DREBBEL ‧ ‧ inventor of the first navigable submarine
• 1598 : Joan BLAEU ‧ ‧ cartographer
• 1608 : Cornelis van der LIJN ‧ ‧ Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
• 1616/7 : Caesar van EVERDINGEN ‧ ‧ painter
• 1617 : Emanuel de WITTE ‧ ‧ painter
• 1621 : Allaert van EVERDINGEN ‧ ‧ painter
• 1687 : Willem de FESCH ‧ ‧ composer
• 1751 : Anna SMITSHUIZEN ‧ ‧ murder victim
• 1812 : Geertruida Bosboom-TOUSSAINT ‧ ‧ novelist
• 1854 : Hendrik Willem BAKHUIS ROOZEBOOM ‧ ‧ chemist
• 1884 : Kees BOEKE ‧ ‧ educator ‧ pacifist
• 1891 : Jan WILS ‧ ‧ architect ‧ founding member of the De Stijl movement
• 1919 : Cornelis BERKHOUWER ‧ ‧ President of the European Parliament 1973-1975
• 1920 : Alfred PEET ‧ ‧ founder of American coffee retailer Peet's Coffee & Tea
• 1934 : Rudi CARRELL ‧ ‧ entertainer
• 1941 : Rudi VIS ‧ ‧ British politician
• 1942 : Sybilla DEKKER ‧ ‧ cabinet minister
• 1943 : Harm OTTENBROS ‧ ‧ cyclist ‧ 1969: world champion
• 1946 : Jos PUNT ‧ ‧ bishop
• 1948 : Dick QUAX ‧ ‧ long distance runner
• 1950 : Patrick CAMMAERT ‧ ‧ UN peacekeeping mission ‧ Force commander
• 1960 : Gerard JOLING ‧ ‧ singer
• 1966 : Marco BORSATO ‧ ‧ singer
• 1972 : Jakko Jan LEEUWANGH ‧ ‧ speed skater
• 1973 : Steven de JONGH ‧ ‧ cyclist
• 1973 : Tom SIX ‧ ‧ horror filmmaker
• 1981 : Maarten van der WEIJDEN ‧ ‧ long distance swimmer; 2008: Dutch Sportsman of the year
• 1983 Theo BOS ‧ ‧ cyclist

Markante gebouwen

• Zie monumentenregister
• Accijnstoren

Onderwijs in Alkmaar

TwinTowns

• Darmstadt - Germany
• Bath - UK
• Tata - Hungary
• Bergama - Turkey
• Troyes - FRA

Komt U ook uit …Alkmaar ?

Geschiedenis van ALKMAAR

• 10e eeuw : first mention of the name Alkmaar
• 1254 : Stadsrechten
• 1573 : Battle of ALKMAAR - Beleg door de Spaansche troepen o.l.v. Don FADRIQUE, zoon van de Hertog van ALVA. against the Prince of ORANGE
• 1568-1648 : Speelbal in Tachtigjarige Oorlog : 'Bij Alkmaar begint de Victorie'
• 1799 : Battle of CASTRICUM : Franse revolutie oorlogen

Mooie MAPS

• 2014 : BOS Atlas van Nederland
• etcetera

Musea

• Beatles Museum – dedicated to The Beatles, as John Lennon's first guitar was made in Alkmaar
• Holland Cheese Museum – located in the historic weigh house
• National Beer Museum "De Boom"
• Op ArtMuseum
• City Museum Alkmaar – for history of the city

Mayors of Alkmaar

• see also projectpage 'Burgemeesters in Noord-Holland

Markante ingezetenen

• 1521 : Petrus Forestus (1521), physician
• Willem Blaeu (1571), cartographer (may have been born in Uitgeest)
• Metius (1571), geometer / astronomer
• Cornelis Drebbel (1572), inventor of the first navigable submarine
• Joan Blaeu (1598), cartographer
• Cornelis van der Lijn (1608), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
• Caesar van Everdingen (1616/7), painter
• Emanuel de Witte (1617), painter
• Allaert van Everdingen (1621), painter
• Willem de Fesch (1687), composer
• Anna Smitshuizen (1751), murder victim
• Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (1812), novelist
• Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom (1854), chemist
• Kees Boeke (1884), educator and pacifist
• Jan Wils (1891), architect and founding member of the De Stijl movement
• Cornelis Berkhouwer (1919), President of the European Parliament 1973-1975
• Alfred Peet (1920), founder of American coffee retailer Peet's Coffee & Tea
• Rudi Carrell (1934), entertainer
• Rudi Vis (1941) British politician
• Sybilla Dekker (1942), cabinet minister
• Harm Ottenbros (1943), cyclist, 1969 world champion
• Jos Punt (1946), bishop
• Dick Quax (1948), long distance runner
• Patrick Cammaert (1950), UN peacekeeping mission /Force commander
• Gerard Joling (1960), singer
• Marco Borsato (1966), singer
• Jakko Jan Leeuwangh (1972), speed skater
• Steven de Jongh (1973), cyclist
• Tom Six (1973), horror filmmaker
• Maarten van der Weijden (1981), long distance swimmer; Dutch Sportsman of the year 2008
• Theo Bos (1983), cyclist

Markante gebouwen

• Zie monumentenregister

Onderwijs in Alkmaar

TwinTowns

• Darmstadt - Germany
• Bath - UK
• Tata - Hungary
• Bergama - Turkey
• Troyes - FRA